I’ve been using Linux on and off for about 15 years, but was never able to make the leap to using it full-time until PopOS. It’s been painless to use and does everything I need with only minor tweaks. Thank you System76! I can’t wait until the Cosmic DE is released.
(too bad about the name, though…)
It’s been years since I’ve tried Mint! I remember it working well, but found it too Windows-like. That may seem like a weird criticism since that’s its raison d’etre, but I didn’t want to switch from Windows to get something that doesn’t feel different enough to be an upgrade. Mint is what I’d go for if I were installing Linux on my parents’ computer.